Muppet
Louise Gold featured as a Rat Tour Guide/Female
Tourist rat, filmed at Sheppterton Film
Studios, principal photography 3 April to 7 July 1995.
Cast
Principal Puppeteers
Dave Goelz as: The Great Gonzo, Dr Bunsen Honeydew,
Waldorf,and other assorted characters (including Zoot, Dr Levesey)
Steve Whitmire as: Kermit The frog / Captain Smollett,
Rizzo The Rat, Beaker, and other assorted characters (including: Beaker, Bean
Bunny)
Jerry
Kevin Clash as: Bad Polly, Black Dog, Spaam, and other
assorted characters (including: Polly Lobster, Real Old Tom)
Bill Barretta as Clueless Morgan, and other assorted
characters (including: Rowlf The Dog)
John Henson as: Sweetums
Frank Oz as: Miss Piggy / Benjamina Gunn, Fozzie Bear
/ Squire Trelawney, Sam The Eagle / Mr Samuel Arrow, and other assorted
characters (including: Animal)
Additional Puppeteers
Louise Gold as: Rat Tour Guide, Female Tourist Rat, and
other assorted characters (including according to the IMDB a Tomato)
John Ecclestone As assorted characters -should be John Eccleston
Simon Buckley As A Principal Puppeters stand in,
Additional Puppeteer, Sweetums eyes, and other assorted characters
Katherine Smee As assorted characters
Andrew Spooner As assorted characters
Credited As Additional Puppeteers
Robbie Barnett, James Barton,
Note: since it is possible that some of the
people credited as additional puppeteers may not necessarily be primarily puppeteers,
the webmaster has taken the liberty of marking in italics the ones who definitely
are known as puppeteers. .
Note: Susan
Dacre is often known as Sue Dacre,
Rob Tygner as Robert Tygner,
Uncreditted Additional Puppeteers
Patrick
Comerford (according to IMDB), Brian
Henson (according to the IMDB), Brian
Herring (according to IMDB), Bruce
Lanoil (according to Shop A Save) Ronnie
Le Drew (according to IMDB),
Actors
Long John
Silver Tim Curry
Billy Bones
Billy Connolly
Mrs
Bluveridge Jennifer Saunders
Jim Hawkins
Kevin Bishop
Short Slack
Stevens Danny Blackner
Black Eyed
Pea Peter Geeves
Easy Pete Harry Jones
Captain
Flint David Nicholls
Calico Jerry
Frederick Warder
Uncredited Actors
Additional
Pirate (Uncredited, but in the IMDB) - Roscoe
Lee Brown (given in some sources as Roscoe
Lee Browne)
Singer Ziggy Marley
Production Team
Directed
by Brian Henson
Produced by
Martin G Baker, and, Brian Henson
Screenplay
by Jerry Juhl, Kirk R. Thatcher, and, James V. Hart, suggested by the Robert Louis Stevenson novel.
Executive
Producer Frank Oz
Film Editor
Director Of
Photography John Fenner
Costume
Designer Polly Smith
Production
Designer Val Strazovec
Producer of
Visual Effects Thomas G. Smith
Line
Producer- Selwyn Roberts
Music
Composed by Hans Zimmer
Songs
Composed by Barry Mann (Composer),
and, Cynthia Weil (Lyricist)
Production
Manager Peter Coogan
First
Assistant Director Simon Hinkly
Second
Assistant Director Trevor Puckle
Casting Mike Fenton CSA, Alison Cowitt CSA, Suzanne
Crowley, and, Gilly
Choreographer
Pat Garrett
Second Unit
Director
Associate
Producer
Puppeteer
Co-ordinator Kevin Clash
Assistant
Puppet Co-ordinator
Camera
Operators
Script
Supervisor Shelia Wilson
Production
Assistant Brian Bailey
Special
Effects Supervisor Nick Allder
Construction
Co-ordinator Vic Simpson
Set
Decorator Simon Wakefield
Stunt
Co-ordinator Nicholas Powell
Focus
Pullers Gary Spratling, and, Leigh Gold
Clapper
Loader Mark Patten
Camera
Trainee Marc Atherfold
Grip Tony Turner
Video
Supervisor Bob Bridges
Video
Assistants Sean Moore, and, Scott Holland
Sound Mixer
Peter Lindsay
Boom
Operator / Maintenance Mervyn Moore
Sound
Assistant Steve Finn
Production
Co-ordinator Jill Colley
Third
Assistant Director Olivia Lloyd
Production
Assistant Nick Cornwell
Floor Runner
Marc Baker
Assistants
To Brian Henson Frances Patterson,
and, Debbie McClellan
Producers
Assistant Tatiana Bicat
Assistant
Accountant Kathy Ewings
Accounts
Assistant Ann Thrift
Chief
Make-up Artist - Lynda Armstrong
Make-up
Artists Karen Dawson, Christine Blundell, Pauline Heys, Jill Hornby, and, Julia
Wilson
Chief
Hairdresser Suzanne Stokes-Munton
Hairdressers
Carole Bennett, Jane Body, and, Daphne Vollmer
Assistant
Costume Designer Daria Gibson
Wardrobe
Supervisors Mandy Bryan, and, Charlotte Finlay
Wardrobe
Assistants Vanessa Munro, and, Marion Appleton
Property Master
Brian Payne
Production
Buyer Joe Vaughan
Dressing
Propmen Brian Aldridge, and, Ken Perkins
Chargehand
Dressing Propman Terry Royce
Prop
Storeman Brian West
Prop
Carpenter John Pledger
Chargehand
Standby Propman Joseph Dipple
Standby Propman
Bradley Torbett
Stuntmen Dave Foreman, and, Vincent Keene
Art
Directors Lucy Richardson, and, Dennis Bosher
Assistant
Art Director / Draughtsman Andrew
Nicholson (sometimes known as Andy Nicholson)
Draughtsperson
Toad
Assistant Set
Decorator Marina Morris
Art
Department Modeller
Art
Department Assistant (Junior Draughtsman according to IMDB) Matthew Gray
Storyboard
Artists Jane Clark, and, Julian Callow
Muppet
Workshop Production Unit
Project Supervisor Mark Zeszotek
Muppet Stunt Supervisor Fred
Buchholz
1st Unit Captain Maria Boggi
2nd Unit Captain Janet
Knechtel
Mechanical Captain Chris Barton
On-Set Technicians Astrig
Akseralian, Denise Baseley, Malcolm Evans, Jane Gootnick, Ann Marie
Holdgruen, Larry Jameson, Peter MacKennan, Tom Newby, Helen Pitcher,
and, Mark Ross
Muppet
Workshop
General Manager Edward G
Christie
Creative Supervisor Tim Miller
Character Design Consultant
Designers And Builders Heather Asch, Abigail Belknap, Ronald
Binion, Mary Brehmer, Matt Brooks, Ron Cole, Susan Doyle, Eric Engelhardt, Henri Ewaskio, Paul Hartis,
Ann Marie Holdgruen, Jane Howell, Rollin Krewson, Janet Kuhl,
Laurent Linn, Peter MacKennan, Elena
Pellicciaro, Katherine Profeta, Philip Rathke, Mark Ruffin, Barret
Schumacher, and, Jean-Guy White
Costume Supervisor Constance
Peterson
Costumes Christine Andrew-Moyes, Lisa
Boquist, Barbara S. Davis, Carmel Dundon, Victoria Ellis, Patricia
Farr, D. J. Gramann II, Sara Iams, Robert W. Jones, Thomas L.
Prager, Stephen Rotondaro, Gordon Sparrman, Carol Spier, and, Muriel
Stockdale
Milliner J. Douglas James
Electro-Mechanical Effects Supervisor Larry Jameson
Electo-Mechanical Effects Senior Designer Tom Newby
Electro-Mechanical Effects Designers J. Leonard Carroll, Jon
Gellman, and, Tim Hawkins
Handpropers Designers Fred
Buchholz
Handprops Builders Rich
Hochheimer, Cindy Fain, and, Peter Goebel
Fabric Sying And Painting Jason
Weber
Foam Lab Technician James Chai
Workshop Accountant Larry
Galanter
Shipping Co-ordinators Valerie
Simon, and, Don Creech
Shoppers David Roberts,
and, Julia Wigg
Second Unit
Crew
Director Of Photography Tony
Spratling BSC
Additional Second Unit Director Selwyn
Roberts
First Assistant Director Charlie
Watson
2nd Assistant Director James
Gibb
3rd Assistant Director Mark
Challenor
Continuity Elisabeth West, Sharon Mansfield, and, Francine Brown
Directors Assistant Michelle
Fabian Jones
Camera Operators Martin Kenzie,
and, Colin Corby
Focus Pullers Clive Mackey,
and, Nienke Hendrick (probably Nienke Henriks)
Clapper Loader John Cridlin
Camera Grip Jimmy Waters
Make-Up Artiste Belinda Hodson
Hairdresser Carol Bennet
Floor Runners Sophie Sorensen,
and, Toni Staples
Special FXs Lee Winter,
and, Peter Notley
Gaffer Electricians Dave Moroni,
and, John Biggles Higgins
Electricians
Sound Mixers Clive Derbyshire,
and, Les Honess
Boom Operators Christian Joyce
A.M.P.S., and, Alex Marsden
Video Operators Jeremy Brookner,
and, David Toft
Video Trainee Louis Glickman
Prop Men Steve Payne, and, Ken Bacon
Standbys Gordon Teverson, Denis Culhane, Jason Curtis, Len Serpant,
and, Keith Smith
Visual Effects
Supervisor Jim Veilleux
Visual
Effects Co-ordinator Anthony Bluff
Visual
Effects Editor Tony Campbell
Visual
Effects Storyboards James Foster
1st
Assistant Editor (
Apprentice
Editor (
1st
Assistant Editor (
2nd
Assistanr Editor (
Editorial
Trainee (
Negative
Cutter Theresa Repola Mohammed
Color Timer
Bob Putynkowski
Supervising
Sound Editors Nigel Galt, and, Jonathan Miller
Associate
Sound Editor Martin Cantwell
ADR Editor (
ADR Editor (
Foley Editor
Colin Miller
Assistant
Sound Editor Vanessa Lapato
ADR Mixer (
ADR Mixer (
Foley Mixer
Ed Colyer
Foley
Artists Pauline Griffiths, and, Jenny Lee-Wright
Re-Recording
Mixers (
Re-recordists
Robin Johnston, and, Art Schiro
Dolby
Technician Steven Venezia
Songs
Arranged by Hans Zimmer, and, Simon Greenaway
Music Score
Hans Zimmer
Additional
Music Harry Gregson-Williams
Music
Supervisor Maggie Rodford
Assistant
Music Supervisor Becky Bentham
Assistants
To Hans Zimmer Marc Streitenfeld,
and, Emma Burnham
Music Editor
Adam Smalley
Orchestrations Bruce Fowler,
and, Ladd MacIntosh
Orchestral Conductor Harry
Gregson-Williams
Orchestra Assembled by Tonia
Davall
Music Recorded and Mixed by Paul
Hulme
Music Recorded at AIR Studios,
Vocals Recorded at Air-Edel
Studios Ltd
Music Moxed at Media Ventures,
Mix co-ordinator- Mark Levy
Special Effects
Floor Supervisor Neil Corbould
Senior Special Effects Technicians Robert Bromley, Ronald Home, and, Neil Swan
Special Effects Technician - Marcus
Richardson
Special Effects Trainees Elliot Bechtol, and, Tom Garwood
Gaffer Peter Goddard
Rigging Gaffer (Best By according to IMDB) Eddie Knight
Best Boy Dave Ridout
Electricians Adam Bloor, Fred Brown, Adam Lee, Alan McPherson,
Stewart Monteith, Ron Phillips, and, James Terry
Electrical Rigger Robert Gurney
Standby Riggers Steven Sansom, and, Jim
Crockett
Standby Painter Brian Groves
Standby Stagehand Jim Warren
Standby Carpenters Edwin Young,
and, Mark Overall
Unit Nurses Patrica Barr RGN,
and, Ramin Vojdani
Unit Drivers Peter Graovac,
Jim Magill, and Jeff Oldman
Miniatures Unit
Directors Thomas G. Smith, and, David
Sharp (sometimes known as David B.
Sharp)
Lighting Cameraman Stefan Lange
UPM Anthony
Bluff
First Assistant Director Marcus Shields
Camera Operator Mark Gardiner
Focus Puller / Loader Merritt Gold
Grip Gary
Waters
Gaffer Gary
Cross
Electrician Jason Martin
Video- Dave
Holland
Miniatures Construction Jim
Hensons Creature ShopTM
Visual Supervisor John Stephenson
Miniatures Supervisor David Sharp
Miniatures Builders Vincent
Abbott, Terry Bridle, Colin Childs, Joel Collins, Craig Duncan,
Sander Ellers, Derek Hedeker, Richard
Perkis, Elizabeth Ragland, James Rokos, Paul Stephenson, and, Wolf
Wasserman
Figurines Supervisor Verner Gresty
CGI Characters Hal Bertram, and, Karen
Halliwell
Plate Unit
Director Thomas G Smith
DOP/Camera Operator
Focus Pullers Gary Spratling, and, Nick
Houston
Marine Co-ordinator (Boat Wrangler in IMDB)
Tony Tucker
Caribbean Locations & Boat Hire Anchor Marine
Unit Publicists Jennifer
Collen-Smith, and, Sarah Keene
of Corbett & Keene
Stills Photographer Stephen
Morley
Construction Crew
HOD Carpenter Roy Evans
Supervising Carpenter
Charegehand Carpenters Darren Hayward, and, Steven
Corke
Carpenters Geoff Ball, Paul Beeson,
Alfred Bennett, Paul Carpenter, Colin Clarke,
Christopher Corke, Richard Denyer, Peter De Sousa, Lee Edwards,
Juan Fernandez, David Gibson, Ralph
Harrison, Paul Hayes, Reginald Keywood, Paul Lawlor, John Lawrence,
Nick Lloyd, Joe McGurk, Brian Montgomery,
Mike Newman, Allen Pack, Dennis Pack,
Jason Phelps, Jeff Reid, Ian Richie, Gordon Teverson, Paul Wellbelove, David
Williamson, Les Wylie, and, Rick Young
Trainee Carpenter Stephen Payne
Machinists Ronald Nicholls, and, Richard
Rowlands
Supervising Painter John Campbell
Chargehand Painter Adam Campbell
Painters Stuart Blinco, Denis Culhane,
Ronald Fallen, Warren Grenham, Len Jackson,
Gary Lowe, Roy E. G. Martin, Douglas
Regan, and, Sidney Regan
Painters Labourers Harry Alley, and, John
Starkey
Chargehand Rigger Bill Sansom
Riggers Jim Crockett, Jason Curtis,
Steven Davies. Anthony Branwell Donn, Gary
Dormer, Paul Harford, John Harris, Sidney Hinson, Jeffrey Khan,
Donald Mclellan, Paul Mills, Brian Pickett, Melvyn Sansom,
and, Wolfgang Walther
Nautical Riggers Dennis Harrison, and, Scott
Hillier
Chargehand Stagehand Ronald Bede
Stagehands Geoffrey Clark, Bill Dady,
Gary Evans, Anthony John Hogan, Kevin
Huse, Mark Impey, John Keenan, Philip Morris, John
ODonnell, Eamon Redmond, Len Serpant, and, Keith Smith
Supervising Plasterer Ken Powell
Chargehand Plasterers Frank Ronald, and, Stephen
Tranfield
Plasterers
Phillip Babbage, William Bush, John Campbell, William
Clayton, Melvin Coleman, Ernest Hall, John Hicks, Stephen John
Morris, Derek OReilly, Steven Ponting, Alan W. Powell,
Plasterers Labourers John Brown, Darren Conway,
and, George Giles
Sculptors John Blakeley, and, Stuart
Smith
Special Thanks To Ellis Flyte,
Bill Haber, Jon Levin, Lucy Baker,
and, Alex Rockwell
Digital Film at The Moving
Picture Company
Facilities Producer - Mathew
Holben
Line Producer Arthur Windus
Assistant Producer Matthew Plummer
Systems Manager Ian Chisholm
Production Co-ordinator Julia Kidd
Film Recorders Frazer Churchill, and, Matthew
Lynch
Digital Compositors Richard Dr Dickie Bain, Charlie
Noble, Paul Riddle, and, Mark Stannard
Cinesite Europe
Digital Effects Producer Alan Church
Scheduling Producer Ken Dailey
Production Assistant Susan Swasey
Creative Director Gareth Edwards
Digital Effects Supervisor Bill Scalon
Digital Compositors John Hardwick, Phil Johnson,
Jules Rona Reality, Sue Rowe, Jeff Skinner, Tom Wood,
and, Amy Yaron
Cinesite
Paint Supervisor Kevin Lingenfelser
Digital Producer Aaron Dem
Digital Artists Ken Dackerman, Rich
Suchevits, and, David Lingenfelser
The Computer Film Company (aka CFC)
Senior Designer Patrick Eason
Designer Dan Glass
Producers Alison OBrien, and, Dennis
Michelson
Editor Roz
Lowrie
The Magic Camera Company
Visual Effects Producer Anthony Hunt
Digital Effects Supervisor Alan Marques
Digital Effects Co-ordinator Angus Cameron
Optical Cameraman Andrew Jeffrey
Matt Cameraman John Grant
Matt Artist Doug Ferris
Digital Artists Daniel Pettipher, and, Roger
Gibson
The Post Group / Visual FX
Executive Producer Mark Franco
Senior Digital Compositor Peter Sternlicht
Production Manager Karen Skouras
Digital Data Co-ordinator Linda Cordella
Digital Camera Chris Kutcka
Note
that Neil Swan is sometimes credited
as Neil Swann, Jim Warren as James Warren,
Edwin Young as Eddie Young.
It
is not quite clear whether Steve Payne
the Prop Man, and Stephen Payne the
Trainee Carpenter are the same person. Likewise whether John Campbell the painter, and John
Campbell the Plasterer are the same person.
Uncredited Crew
Supervising Art Director (according to IMDB) Alan Cassie
Props (according to IMDB) - Rashina
Elavia
Sound Recordist Tom Meadows
Second Engineer Gregg Silk
Assistant Sound Editor (uncredited) James Boyle
Studio Manager CFC - Peter Hanson
Digital Effects Co-ordinator (Cinisite) Martin Hobbs
Rotoscope Artiste Karen Klein
Chief Technology Officer Kim
Libreri
Scanning And recording Producer CFC Kevin Phelan
Head Of production at Cinisite Courtney
Vanderslice
Visual Effects Co-ordinator (uncredited) Tim Wellspring
Stunts - Riky Ash
Stunt Double Peter Pedrero
Rigger Ian Murray
Orchestrator Conrad Pope
Melissa Yowhan has kindly written a review of Muppet Treasure Island for this
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read it.
Many of the people involved in this film had
previously worked on The Muppet
Christmas Carol, which was also filmed at Shepperton Studios, and directed by Brian Henson. The puppeteers who worked on both are: Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson,
Frank Oz, Louise Gold,
Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry
Louise Gold had previously
appeared in her actresses guise in another Pirate film shot at Shepperton Studios, namely The Pirates Of Penzance (Film), for
which Brian Bailey was also the
Production Accountant, and Alan Cassie
an Art Director.
Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz
and Louise Gold were among the eight
main puppeteers on The Muppet Show; For which Ed Christie, Barbara Davis,
Dave Goelz, Jerry
Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, and, Louise Golds
recording credits include The Muppet Show 2,
on which Jerry Juhl also worked.
Excerpts from that album were on the single For
What Its Worth.
Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry
Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry
Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry
Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold,
Steve Whitmire, and, Mike Quinn, along with Rollin Krewson had previously
puppeteered on The Muppets Go To The
Movies; for which Jerry Juhl
wrote; And puppet builders included: Ed
Christie, Barbara Davis, Jane Gootnick, Janet Kuhl, Connie Peterson,
and, Carol Spier.
Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry
Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Frank Oz, Louise Gold, Robbie Barnett, Mike Quinn, John Thirtle,
and, Ian Thom had previously
puppeteered on The Dark Crystal, on which
puppeteer Jerry
Louise Gold and Mike Quinn had been amongst the
puppeteers from The Dark Crystal who appeared in
an item about that film on Blue Peter.
Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Kevin Clash, Frank Oz,
Some of the people involved with Labyrinth including Brian Henson appeared on the documentary Inside The Labyrinth.
Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry
Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson, Kevin Clash,
Frank Oz, and, Louise Gold had puppeteered together on Sesame
Street; their recording credits
include Muppet Music Sampler, and, Muppet Music Mix.
Jerry
Steve Whitmire, Jerry
Jerry
Simon Buckley, Kevin Clash, Geoff Felix, Louise Gold,
Louise Gold,
Actor Frederick
Warder has also done a bit of puppeteering work, in the 1980s he performed
a few Full Body puppets on the Henson production Dreamchild. Some years
earlier, before any of them had ventured into puppetry, he appeared with the
future puppeteers Louise Gold and Mark Jefferis in Joseph And The
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Touring Production).
Actor James
Vaughan, who was helping out on this film (with a bit of background
puppetry), has contributed a lot to The Lost Musicals Charitable TrustTM,
this includes appearing along with Louise
Gold in: One Touch Of Venus (1992
Production), Du Barry Was A Lady
(1993 Production), Of Thee I Sing, Panama Hattie, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and, Du Barry Was A Lady (2001 Production).
Louise Gold, James Vaughan, and, David Nicholls all appeared in the film
Crush.
Tim Curry had previously
played a pirate on the stage in The
Pirates Of Penzance (stage production), he starred as The Pirate King;
while puppeteer Louise Gold
appeared, in her actress guise, as one of the Major Generals daughters; and as
such they appeared in The
Pirates Of Penzance (Gala Preview), and, The Royal Variety Performance
(1982).
Billy Connelly, and, Jennifer Saunderss recording credits
include Utterly Utterly Live
Comic Relief.
Louise Gold, and, Mike Quinn had previously puppeteered
on the UK Co-Production of Fraggle Rock, for
which Jerry Nelson, and, Dave Goelz (besides puppeteering on the
main show) did voice-work.
Martin Baker went on to
work on the German Co-Production of Fraggle
Rock, on which Louise Gold
puppeteered.
Christine
Blundell went on to work on Topsy Turvy.
It is not clear what Lucy Baker credited in the With
Special Thanks To is, or whether she could be the same person as the Sound
Operator of the same name on Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang, and, Mary Poppins.
Susan Dacre, Louise Gold,